Edwin D. Tuttle was a private in Company G of the 26th Virginia
Infantry Regiment, Wise Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of letters of Edwin D. Tuttle from 1862-1872,
with most from 1862-1864. Tuttle's letters to his family document his Civil War
service in Virginia and points on the south Atlantic coast in South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida. Described are military camps and army life, conditions in
the states through which Tuttle passed, troop movements, his letter writing for
illiterate comrades, skirmishes, and his capture (1865). Frequently mentioned
is Tuttle's brother, Jerome, who also served in Company G. Two 1872 letters
describe Tuttle's search for employment and payment of back taxes.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in chronological order.

Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Tuttle family.
Corporate Names
Confederate States of
America. Army--Military life.Confederate States of
America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 26th. Company G.
Topical Terms
Soldiers--Virginia.
Geographic Names
Florida--History--Civil War,
1861-1865.Georgia--History--Civil War,
1861-1865.South Carolina--History--Civil War,
1861-1865.Virginia--Economic conditions--19th
century.Virginia--History--Civil War,
1861-1865.United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Campaigns.
Occupation
Soldier.
Container List
111862 May [15- 31]: Edwin D. Tuttle (near Drewry's Bluff,
Virginia) to "Father." Fragment. Describes Confederate repulse of Federal
gunboats on James River at Drewry's Bluff about 8 miles below
Richmond.111862 December 23: Edwin (Winter Quarters, Bartons Farm) to
"Mother." Fragment. He is attending preaching and has bought a new Bible. He
writes letters "sometimes from two to five" a day for his comrades who cannot
read or write.121863 January 23: Edwin (Bartons Farm) to "Mother." He
mentions a diary he has been keeping since he left G. P., which is apparently
the initials of his home--farm, town, or post office.121863 December 9: Edwin (Camp on Wappoo Road, near
Charleston, South Carolina) to "Father."131864 January 16: Edwin (Camp near Charleston, South
Carolina) to "Parents." The enemy had been shelling Charleston for several
days. He and his comrades were in excellent health although on short
rations.131864 February 4: Edwin [near Charleston, South Carolina]
to "Parents." He and "Jerome" are well.131864 February 24: Edwin (Savannah, Ga.) to "Parents." He
had participated in a skirmish on Johns Island. He was "between the two fires"
in an artillery duel.131864 March 7: Edwin (Army, East Florida, near.
Jacksonville) to "Parents." The Yankee forces near there "consisted mostly of
Negrows & foreigners." The men would not have "spaired" a one had it not
been for their officers.131864 April 2: Edwin (Camp Milton, Florida near Cedar Keys,
south Florida) to "Sister." He is now in "Gen. Finnegan's Brigade" but hopes to
go back to "Wise Brigade."131864 April 9: Edwin (On Picket, Florida) to "Father." His
sister has been "sojourning in Yankeedom." He wants to hear what "transpired"
while she was there.141865 March 23: Edwin (Camp near Hatcher's Run, Virginia,
10 miles west of Petersburg) to "Father." Evidently Jerome has been captured.
He received some "beautiful" socks from his K & Q [King and Queen County]
friends.151872 May 3 - 17: Edwin (Williamsburg, Virginia) to
"Father" (apparently somewhere near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia). He
is seeking employment in Richmond if he cannot get it in West Virginia where
his father is. He is concerned about payment of back taxes. An envelope bearing
a 3-cent U. S. postage stamp addressed to "Friend Tuttle Esq. Egypt P. O.
Monroe [County] West Virginia" probably contained one of these post-war
letters.